The first time a demon lazily sailed over a baby Rin as though he wasn’t there, Shiro was overjoyed. The seal worked! Then, he hurried to banish the demon and comfort a crying Yukio.

The second time demons ignored Rin, Shiro was confused. Rin’s rampage in the kindergarten classroom should have attracted something. Especially since Yukio’s neighboring classroom had had a flood of coaltar the same morning.

The third time, Shiro was enraged. Watching a hobgoblin charge past an oblivious Rin to lunge at Yukio, he finally realized the truth.